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Key Points BTCPay Server has disabled external remote access to Lightning Network nodes following exploitation of a severe security vulnerability Hackers acquired “macaroon” authentication fi
TLDR Block 961,632 triggered BIP-110’s mandatory signaling phase with a mere 2.53% miner backing, dramatically below the required 55% BIP-110-enforcing nodes started blocking non-compliant bl
Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 on Sunday after producing only two blocks, while the non-enforcing chain advanced to 961,721, widening the gap to 88 blocks. Accord
MARA Holdings secured $600 million of new borrowing on Aug. 4 after pledging 18,750 BTC worth about $1.2 billion as initial collateral, according to its Aug. 6 quarterly filing with the U.S.
A brutal July payrolls report landed on Friday, 7 August, and the Federal Reserve’s calculus shifted almost immediately. Employers cut 23,000 jobs last month, the first net employment loss si
Bitcoin chain split begins after BIP-110 nodes reject a non-signaling block. BIP-110 had only 2.53% miner support before the chain divided. The minority chain trails Bitcoin’s main network by
Gold is outperforming Bitcoin as softer U.S. job data, falling Treasury yields, and a weaker dollar increase demand for the precious metal. Investors have sharply reduced expectations for ano
Why Did Bitcoin Split At Block 961,632? Bitcoin entered a contentious test of its consensus rules on Saturday after nodes enforcing BIP-110 began rejecting blocks that did not signal support
Bitcoin traded up 0.61% on Saturday, reaching $64,986 and coming close to the critical $65,000 level. This advance came amid heightened anxiety among cryptocurrency participants following two
Key Highlights BTC price reached $64,986, gaining 0.61% while testing the $65,000 threshold Security flaw in BTCPay Server enabled hackers to compromise Lightning nodes and extract cryptocurr
Analysts claim ETH chart is starting to look better than it has all year. Bullish liquidity forms on the upside and downside. The upside formation is 20x - 30x greater than the downside. The
The BIP-110 chain fell 18 blocks behind Bitcoin after Roughnecks mined blocks 961,632 and 961,633 on the minority fork. BIP-110 retained Bitcoin's 127.48 trillion mining difficulty despite co
